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How We Think: Digital Media and Contemporary Technogenesis
N. Katherine Hayles
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paperback. How do we think? The author poses this question at the beginning of this bracing exploration of the idea that we think through, with, and alongside media. She examines the evolution of the field from the traditional humanities and how the digital humanities are changing academic scholarship, research, teaching, and publication. Num Pages: 296 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422. Digital Media and Contemporary Technogenesis. 296 pages, 33 halftones. How do we think? The author poses this question at the beginning of this bracing exploration of the idea that we think through, with, and alongside media. She examines the evolution of the field from the traditional humanities and how the digital humanities are changing academic scholarship, research, teaching, and publication. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight: 426.
How do we think? N. Katherine Hayles poses this question at the beginning of this bracing exploration of the idea that we think through, with, and alongside media. As the age of print passes and new technologies appear every day, this proposition has become far more complicated, particularly for the traditionally print-based disciplines in the humanities and qualitative social sciences. With a rift growing between digital scholarship and its print-based counterpart, Hayles argues for contemporary technogenesis-the belief that humans and technics are coevolving-and advocates for what she calls comparative media studies, a new approach to locating digital work within print ... Read more
How do we think? N. Katherine Hayles poses this question at the beginning of this bracing exploration of the idea that we think through, with, and alongside media. As the age of print passes and new technologies appear every day, this proposition has become far more complicated, particularly for the traditionally print-based disciplines in the humanities and qualitative social sciences. With a rift growing between digital scholarship and its print-based counterpart, Hayles argues for contemporary technogenesis-the belief that humans and technics are coevolving-and advocates for what she calls comparative media studies, a new approach to locating digital work within print ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226321424
SKU
V9780226321424
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About N. Katherine Hayles
N. Katherine Hayles is professor of literature at Duke University. Her books include How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature, and Informatics and Writing Machines.
Reviews for How We Think: Digital Media and Contemporary Technogenesis
"Hayles is a rare and welcome voice.... A leading writer on the interplay between science and literature." -New Scientist "One book by Hayles is the equivalent of any five by the competition." -Science Fiction Studies "Hayles has once again produced a compelling synthesis of highly complex, widely scattered discourses.... The achievement is formidable." -American Book Review "Hayles's work is admirable ... Read more